Insulated handle



Nov; 4, 1952 J. E. CHAMBERS l-:TAL

INSULATED HANDLE Filed Feb. 26, 1949 Patented Nov. 4, 1952 lUNITED STATES TENT orricr;

vIN SULATED HANDLE Application February 26, 1949,' Seria1 N0 78,606

This invention relates to insulated handles. In particular, the invention relates to the insulation of metallic handles positioned adjacent hot parts of a cooking stove.

In gas cooking stoves, such as disclosed in the patent to Phares No. 2,339,422, issued January 18, 1944, a combination broiler and griddle is provided as part of the stove construction and a handle projecting through the front wall of the stove is provided to manipulate the broiler-griddle combination. This handle gets uncomfortably hot to the touch when the broiler is being heated and it is within the contemplation of the present invention to insulate handles of this type so effectively as to keep them cool enough to manipulate at any time, without affecting either their appearance or operation.

Although the present invention is concerned primarily with the insulation of the handle for adjusting the broiler height and tilting the griddle in a stove of the type mentioned above, it may also be used advantageously with any cooking stove or with a handle on any object that is subject to such heat as to transmit excessive heat to the handle. Insulated handles constructed in accordance with the present invention may be applied to new stoves, or may be substituted, with no appreciable diliiculty, for conventional handles on stoves already in service.

The structure by which the above advantages are attained will be described in detail in the following description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a gas cooking stove with a handle projecting from the front;

Fig. 2 is a cross Sectional View taken along the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view taken along the line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view taken along the line 4-4 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the insulating washer.

In the drawings, the reference numeral 2 indicates a cooking stove having a front Wall 3. The handle constituting the subject matter of the present invention is made of metal, preferably plated, and comprises a grasping portion l positioned adjacent the front wall. Grasping portion 4 of the handle provides means for rotating a shaft 5 which projects through the front wall.

The handle has a collar portion 6 into which rotatable shaft 5 is rigidly secured in any suitable manner, as by a set screw '1. The end of the 10mm. (o1. ifs-11e).

collar portion adjacent the front 'of the stove is provided with an annular recess S of substantial width, whichextends a substantial distance into the collar. A plurality of apertures 9 extend from the bottom ofv the recess through the opposite end of the collar. The apertures are preferably spaced equidistantly around the circumference of recess 8. An insulating disk It, preferably'in the form of a ber gasket or washer is provided with a plurality of apertures i i which are spaced to correspond with the spacing of apertures 9. When the handle is assembled, disk it is positioned adjacent collar 6 with apertures l i in alignment with apertures 9.

The end of grasping portion i of the handle is positioned ush with the front of insulating disk I0 and is provided with a plurality of recesses I2 aligned with apertures 9 and li. Recesses l2 are threaded to receive screws E3 which are projected through apertures 9 and H. The diameter of apertures 9 is less than the width of recess 8 so that the head it of the screws can nt in the recess and abut the bottom of the recess adjacent aperture 9. As screws i3 are threaded into recesses I2 and tightened against the bottom of recess 8 they hold the collar, insulating disk, and the front portion of the handle together firmly as a unit. The screws are entirely concealed from View and therefore do not detract from the appearance of the assembled handle.

Recess S is open to the atmosphere so that heat radiating from the surfaces of collar t formed by this recess will be dissipated to the surrounding atmosphere. The provision of this recess in the collar not only provides a desirable means for securing together the component parts of the handle but reduces the mass of the collar and greatly increases the surfaces thereof from which heat may be radiated to the surrounding atmosphere.

Collar portion 6 is subjected to considerable heat from the broiler-griddle combination, or other portion of the stove to which it is connected, but the heat conducted through the collar is largely dissipated through the exposed radiating surfaces thereof, and such heat as is not so dissipated is largely blocked by the fiber insulating washer or gasket le before it reaches the outer portion of the handle which is normally grasped in the hand, thereby insuring that the grasping portion of the handle will be cool enough to be manipulated without discomfort. Some heat will be transmitted from the collar to the upper part of the grasping portion of the handle, but this heat will be largely dissipated at this upper part,

and the lower -part which is actually grasped will be cool enough to be grasped. It is, of course, to be understood that the thickness of gasket l0 is such as to provide the necessary sharp ternperature gradient drop between the collar and the grasping portion ofthe handle.

The `handle illustrated in the drawings .and described above is designed to conform in shape and appearance to the other handles provided on the stove, but it may be of any desired shape. These other handles may, if desired, zhave .the same construction as the handle described. .The advantages inherent in the handle .Strildture ,of the present invention are not limited to handles used on a stove, but may be utilized'in connection with any handle that ais subjectedito yex,- cessive heat.

Although we have described a preferred embpdiment .o f our invention in considerable de- 15.6411. it will Abe understood lthat -the description is intended to be illustrative, rather than Arestrictive, as many details 'may be modified or changed without departing -from the spirit lor scope of the invention. Accordingly, we do'not desire Vto lbe restricted to the exactstructure -described.

We claim:

An Vinsulated handle vcomprising a metal col- .a plurality of headed screws extendingr through a portion of said collar portion and said disk and 'threaded into said grasping portion, said screws having their heads in engagement with the botvtonrof .thefsaid recess in said collar portion.

.JOHN E. CHAMBERS.

THOMAS ESTA PHARES.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are oi record in the -ffle of this patent:

UNITED 'STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 570,764 .McKeever :N oxr. 3, 1896 597,618 Roberts Jan. 18, 1898 608,740 Wieder Aug. 9, 1898 635,006 Walsh Oct. 17, .1899 

